When Lorne Malvo and his friend Bud Canton are drinking ice wine in the kitchen during the party, they both down their drinks. In subsequent shots their glasses are still partially full.
Just like in the previous episode, Key again refers to himself as Agent Budge and to Peele as Agent Pepper, even though it should be the other way around.
At the start of the series, Lester Nygaard lives at "613 Willowcreek Drive".
When Malvo returns to Lester's old house, not realising he's moved, the house number is now 1327.
Malvo's car is covered in road spray driving past Gus, but clean when he arrives in town.
When Agents Pepper and Budge are discovering the connection between Malvo's ambush in Fargo and Officer Solverson's phone messages to the FBI, Pepper takes the note from Budge and asks the other agent, "Where is Bemidji?" Given that Agents Pepper and Budge have likely been stationed in Fargo, North Dakota, for at least six months, one might assume that neither of them would need to ask where Bemidji, Minnesota, is located as it's only a two-hour drive due east. However, Bemidji only has a small population of 15,000 people, hardly an urban metropolis, and it has no federal law enforcement connections. The agents have been purposely stuck in the file room as punishment and were not given any assignments that would have permitted travel. It's conceivable that while they may have heard the name Bemidji, they did not know exactly where it was.
It seems implausible that Lou Solverson had never seen the photos of Lorne Malvo in the year before he showed up in his coffee shop. Molly was obsessed with the case, and her diagram of the crimes at home and at her office both included the photos of him, including the clear headshot of him posing as preacher Frank Peterson. It seems very likely that Molly would have consulted with him on the case, especially considering that one of the reasons Gus apparently lost his job was over his supposed wrongful arrest of Frank Peterson aka Malvo.
Plausibility aside, he may or may not have seen the photos of Frank Peterson - which would be of a timid looking man wearing glasses with different color and style of hair and whiskers. Recognition is not a given.
Plausibility aside, he may or may not have seen the photos of Frank Peterson - which would be of a timid looking man wearing glasses with different color and style of hair and whiskers. Recognition is not a given.
When Lester and Malvo are in the elevator, supposedly in Las Vegas, the name of the hotel is visible in the elevator and it is Hotel Arts, which is in Calgary, where the series was filmed. While this could be explained as a fictional Las Vegas hotel of the same name, a sign states the elevator's weight capacity in kilograms instead of pounds.
During the elevator shooting (at 0:12:25) blood spray would indicate that the backs of the victims' heads were now gone. However, at the moment the blonde is shot, the camera immediately switches to that of ceiling-view, just as the blonde slumps limply to the floor. But, as she does, not a single drop of blood can be seen on the back of her head.
Any blood on the back of her Helena Mattsson head is hidden by her hair in that very brief scene.
Any blood on the back of her Helena Mattsson head is hidden by her hair in that very brief scene.
Since Lester was already sure that Lorne lying in ambush in his office, it would have made more sense if he had just driven away without going into the office while making up an excuse to Linda. Having his wife shot in the hopes that Lorne thinks it's him so he won't bother him anymore is a rather weak plan and only complicates things further.
Believing that you have a better solution for a character's dilemma, does not justify a plot hole entry.
Believing that you have a better solution for a character's dilemma, does not justify a plot hole entry.
In the elevator, Malvo asks Lester, "Is this what you want, Lester" and Lester replies, "Oh, so now you do know me."
Malvo could have brought up the fact that Lester had given his name when confronting Malvo at the table and avoided the elevator incident.
Knowing what his name is and knowing who he is are not the same thing. Lester made it plain that he had a history with Malvo and glossing it over would only raise more questions, avoiding nothing.
Malvo could have brought up the fact that Lester had given his name when confronting Malvo at the table and avoided the elevator incident.
Knowing what his name is and knowing who he is are not the same thing. Lester made it plain that he had a history with Malvo and glossing it over would only raise more questions, avoiding nothing.